Tami Reiker

Assistant Professor

Tami Reiker

Award-winning cinematographer Tami Reiker, ASC, made history by becoming the first woman to win an American Society of Cinematographers award. She took home the ASC Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award for her work on the HBO pilot, Carnivalé.

Reiker recently lensed Regina King’s critically acclaimed directorial debut, One Night In Miami, chronicling a fictional account of a real night when the lives of Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Malcolm X are forever changed.

Previously, Reiker photographed the action epic The Old Guard for Netflix with frequent collaborator director Gina Prince Bythewood.

Reiker’s additional feature credits include: Beyond the Lights for Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Minnie Driver, Danny Glover, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw; the critically praised Pieces of April for director Peter Hedges; and High Art, a visual collaboration with director Lisa Cholodenko, which earned Reiker a Best Cinematography nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards. Reiker lensed Mr. Woodcock for director Craig Gillespie. For television, Reiker lensed: Apple TV's Surface, directed by Sam Miller and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Apple TV's The Morning Show, 3rd season, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Reiker has lensed television pilots with director Gina Prince Bythewood for Shots Fired on Fox, Cloak and Dagger for Marvel, Women of the Movement for Hulu, and Getting On for Hulu with director Miguel Arteta.

Reiker has lensed hundreds of commercials and music videos over the years. Her commercials include Nike, Coke, Toyota, Subaru, Budweiser, and Mastercard spots. She has lensed music videos for artists David Bowie, Bjork, Maxwell, Ziggy Marley, Erykah Badu, and The Roots.

Reiker has been a member of the ASC and AMPAS, since 2005.

Reiker attended New York University Tisch, Film and Television.

Courses

Camera 2
Directing The Camera

Education

New York University BFA